Proud to reveal the pre-sale of my new book:

 100x: An Executive Brief for AI-Driven Business Results

A book that reveals ways to connect our people, software & data, and intelligence.

How to solve data connectivity, labor models and achieve returns only possible when AI is implemented right into the whole stack.

100x and even more more than 100x as we see on increasing amount of projects.

Now the best part: The book will cost about $25 when it's out... But as a subscriber of the Lighthouse, I want to give you first pre-sale access so you can get your copy at a presale price (lowest possible on Amazon - less than $1!).

Limited supply at this price, so grab your copy now.

In today's lineup:

Robots

• Top Bites: AI headlines that matter

• How AI is changing sales forever

• 3 AI-human partnership stories

• OpenAI's creative writing model & Top content tools

People

• AI insights from Anthropic CEO

Love

• Needed answers only with Strategic Communication

• Book rec: 100x: An Executive Brief for AI-Driven Business Results

Reading time: 5 min. 

Top Bites ⚡

Exclusive: CEOs are turning to AI for business advice and they trust it even more than their friends and peers.
Everyone in AI is talking about Manus. We put it to the test.
The ‘Oppenheimer Moment’ that looms over today’s AI leaders.
Introducing Gemma 3: The most capable model you can run on a single GPU or TPU.
Gemini Robotics brings AI into the physical world.

Gen AI in action 🌊

3 ways AI is improving human lives and experiences as we speak.

• SURA's optimizes investment strategies with AI-based customer intelligence.

• Michelin's AI tools boost employee productivity 10x.

• Intesa Sanpaolo's AI democratic data lab transforms financial risk analysis.

How AI delivers strategic advantage in enterprise sales

The sales landscape has fundamentally shifted: buyers simply don't want discovery calls anymore—even with existing vendors—creating what HBR describes as a "quagmire" where understanding customers is essential yet increasingly difficult.

Three shifts changing sales:

• Intelligence without access: Leading CTOs deploy AI to understand customer needs without requiring direct buyer engagement, breaking the discovery bottleneck "critical for winning bigger deals".

• Value that resonates personally: Companies mastering AI-enabled personalization see four percentage points higher TSR growth through industry-specific value propositions at scale.

• Talent approach adjustments: With 41% of sales professionals reporting AI now handles their repetitive tasks, C-suite leaders must develop new engagement models.

McKinsey estimates AI will generate $110-180 billion in value in this space alone. How much of that value will flow to your organization?

Tool Spotlight 🔧

Your weekly dose of AI-powered tools delivering real results.

New AI model writes stories so good It surprised OpenAI's CEO

OpenAI has quietly developed an AI model that's mastering creative writing with surprising depth. When asked to write about AI and grief, it created a metafictional story that impressed even CEO Sam Altman, the first AI-generated text to truly strike him.

Why this matters for content creators

• Opens new possibilities for content creators and storytellers

• Arrives amid ongoing copyright debates with The New York Times and authors

• Signals a shift in what AI can accomplish in creative domains

While no release date has been announced, this development represents both opportunity and disruption for anyone in the content creation space. Read more here

Top AI tools: Content intelligence

Jasper: AI-powered marketing copy and strategic content creation specialized for executive-level business narratives.
Wordtune: AI writing assistant editor for grammar and creativity.
LongShot: Research-driven content generator that produces SEO-optimized strategic insights with data-backed authority.

Transformation Champion 🏆

How Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei changed my perspective

If there's anyone who understands the cutting edge of AI transformation, it's this former OpenAI VP who helped bring GPT-2 and GPT-3 to life.

According to him:

• The most valuable AI breakthroughs? Often just "a few lines of code" worth $100 million

• Today's competitive edge comes from protecting intellectual property through strategic partnerships

• Cross-disciplinary thinking creates the breakthrough moments that transform industries

So, the takeaway? Your most valuable assets might be hiding in plain sight—small innovations with enormous potential when properly protected and leveraged.

LEAP Forward 🐸

How to drive 25% higher productivity through strategic communication

Effective communication boosts productivity by 25% in aligned teams—delivering measurable ROI for innovation leaders.

Keys to impact

1. Timeliness: Share information promptly to prevent bottlenecks.

2. Clarity: Eliminate ambiguity and articulate the "why" behind initiatives.

3. Empathy: Build trust through understanding team capacity.

Implementation tools

• Active listening systems

• Regular structured feedback

• Strategic technology integration

• Personality assessment frameworks

Excellence in communication cascades from leadership, accelerating innovation and removing barriers to execution.

Learn more here.

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The Transformation Bookshelf 📚

In case you missed it, my new book "100x: An Executive Brief for AI-Driven Business Results" is now available for pre-sale! It's packed with insights on achieving real ROI with AI implementation.

Special for Lighthouse subscribers: Get your pre-sale copy for just $0.99 (instead of $25)! Limited availability at this price.

In Culture 🤌

Here's something to laugh about this week…

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